Black Pool Loop, Mortimer Forest
1.5 miles (2.4 km), circular. Starts and finishes at Black Pool car park, Wigmore Road. Under an hour, easy.
Start: SO 497 718, and finish. OS grid.
Take it with you: download the GPX file (it opens in OS Maps, Komoot, Outdooractive or a GPS unit) or open the start in OS Maps.
Up and down
About 80 m of climbing and 86 m of descent; highest point 242 m.
Facts
- Code
- WM 1338
- Distance
- 1.5 miles (2.4 km)
- Publisher’s page
- forestryengland.uk
- Type
- Circular
- Walking time
- Under an hour
- Difficulty
- Easy (how we grade)
- Designation
- Regional route
- Region
- West Midlands
- County
- Herefordshire
- Total ascent
- About 80 m. Highest point 242 m
Getting there
Starts and finishes at the same place, marked by the dot on the map.
- Car parks
- Black Pool Car Park, 110 m from the start. Directions SO 496 717Car park, 620 m from the start. Directions SO 501 714Car park, 660 m from the start. Directions SO 502 715
No bus stop or station within a kilometre of the start. Nearest: the bus stop at Orchard Rise, 2.2 km away (Directions); Ludlow station, 3.5 km away (Directions).
What to expect
Steepest climb: about 80 m in a kilometre (1 in 13), from the start.
From OpenStreetMap, where mappers have recorded it: check before you go.
Pubs and cafés
OpenStreetMap records no pub or café within a quarter of a mile of the way: take food and drink with you.
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Connecting routes
- WM 1332Climbing Jack Trail, Mortimer ForestShares 0.9 miles of path with this route.
Walks nearby
- WM 1337Whitcliffe Loop, Mortimer Forest2 miles, circular. Starts 1.3 miles away
- WM 1341Vinnalls Easy Access Trail, Mortimer Forest1 mile, circular. Starts 1.6 miles away
- WM 1334Vinnalls Loop, Mortimer Forest3 miles, circular. Starts 1.6 miles away
- WM 124Mortimer TrailLong-distance route, 30 miles, one way. Starts 1.9 miles away
- WM 1232Fishpool Valley Walk1.5 miles, circular. Starts 4.6 miles away
- WM 1133Highwood and Fishpool Walk3 miles, circular. Starts 4.6 miles away
Sources
Checked against forestryengland.uk on 12 October 2026.
- Route line: Forestry England, Recreation routes, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 (Forestry England).
- Facts: forestryengland.uk
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